Sam Fender teases enormous stadium gig in Manchester

Sam Fender has teased a return to the live stage – and they’re set to be his biggest shows yet.

The Newcastle-born singer-songwriter released a Lord of the Rings-inspired skit video last night, which showed him taking on the role of Frodo Baggins.

He then lit ‘beacons’ at several stadiums around the UK and Ireland, including in Manchester and his home city of Newcastle.

The Mercury Prize-winning star last performed in our city last summer, when he headlined a night at Live From Wythenshawe Park 2025.

But now he’s teasing a show at the Etihad Stadium, which will be significantly larger.

Alongside his Manchester gig, Sam Fender seems set to announce stadium concerts at St James’s Park in Newcastle (where he performed three headline shows in 2025) Malahide Castle in Ireland, Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Murrayfield in Edinburgh, and Wembley Stadium in London.

Posters have also popped up around Manchester city centre today ahead of the official announcement, which read ‘PROPER MASSIVE’.

Obviously, Sam Fender will be fitting his gig in around another rather large and already-announced tour at the Etihad Stadium, with Oasis already set to play a record-breaking 11 nights next June.

You can watch his teaser video HERE.

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